import spotipy import sys spotify = spotipy.Spotify() if len(sys.argv) > 1: name = ' '.join(sys.argv[1:]) else: name = 'Radiohead' results = spotify.search(q='artist:' + name, type='artist') items = results['artists']['items'] if len(items) > 0: artist = items[0] print(artist['name'], artist['images'][0]['url'])